Top Experts On Affordable Health Insurance

Here's our list of the top affordable health insurance experts and consultants in the country:

Rich Umbdenstock is the president and CEO of the
American Hospital Association (AHA), the national advocate
for 5,000 hospitals, health care systems, networks and other
providers of care. Founded in the year 1898, AHA provides
education for health care leaders and is a source of information
on health care issues and trends. For more details, visit www.aha.org

Karen Ignagni is the president and CEO of America's
Health Insurance Plans (AHIP). In that role, she is the voice
of health insurance plans, representing members that provide
health care, long-term care, dental and disability benefits
to more than 200 million Americans. She is a long-time advocate
of affordable health insurance in the United States. For more
details, visit www.ahip.org

Anthony
E. Munroe is president of Advocate Trinity Hospital
and was recently named one of the Top 25 minority healthcare
executives in the United States by Modern Healthcare Magazine.
He was also internationally honored as the Robert S. Hudgens
national award recipient Healthcare Executive of the Year
in 2003 by the American College of Healthcare Executives and
as one of the Modern Healthcare and Witt / Kieffer Up &
Comers.For more details, visit www.advocatehealth.com/trin/

Len Nichols is a health economist and policy analyst
that directs the Health Policy Program at the New America
Foundation. Before joining New America, Dr. Nichols was the
Vice President of the Center for Studying Health System Change,
a Principal Research Associate at the Urban Institute, and
the Senior Advisor for Health Policy at the Office of Management
and Budget during the Clinton reform efforts of 1993-94. For
more details, visit www.newamerica.net

Dr. Patti Rose is an energetic, dynamic and highly
sought after national and international speaker who has given
keynote addresses, conference presentations and workshops
at venues such as the American Public Health Association (APHA),
International Health Conferences, and many national college,
university, hospital, community health center and other settings.
For more details, contact her at drpattirose@aol.com

Dr. Nancy H. Nielsen became the 163rd president of
the American Medical Association (AMA) in June 2008. Dr. Nielsen
was speaker of the AMA House of Delegates (HOD) from 2003
to 2007 and vice speaker for the three preceding years. She
is clinical professor of medicine and senior associate dean
for medical education at State University of New York (SUNY),
and is a supporter of universal affordable health insurance.
For more details, visit www.ama-assn.org

Paul Ginsburg is president of the Center for Studying
Health System Change (HSC). Founded in 1995 by Dr. Ginsburg,
HSC conducts research to inform policymakers and other audiences
about changes in organization of financing and delivery of
care and their effects on people. He is particularly known
for his understanding of health care markets and health care
costs. For more details, visit www.hschange.com

Leanne Kaiser Carlson is one of the most visible
and influential futurists in the United States. She is the
co-founder of the Kaiser Institute, a place of exploration
and support for innovators building the future. She chairs
the grants committee of the VHA Foundation which is funding
innovation across healthcare—from organizations as large
as the Mayo Clinic and Johns Hopkins, to an array of small
and rural organizations. For more details, visit www.kaiser.net

Ilene Simmons is the founder of Wilbert B. Simmons
Memorial Foundation in Germanton, North Carolina. She has
self-published a booklet to educate the public about the healthcare
crisis in America. “So Your Spouse is Terminal'' is
an in-depth look at the subject of healthcare and information
on how to protect yourself when a medical disaster strikes
the family. For more details, visit www.moving4wardws.com

Dr. Edward O’Connor is a Professor of Management
and Health Administration at the University of Colorado at
Denver and Health Sciences Center. He has authored more than
150 research articles, book chapters, papers and technical
documents. He has conducted research on a diversity of topics
including hospital-physician relations, entrepreneurship,
team development, and healthcare leadership.For
more details, visit www.edwardoconnor.com

Dr. Ezekiel J. Emanuel is bioethicist, author and
speaker who is at the forefront of U.S. healthcare issues.
He has has written three books and edited several others,
including The Ends of Human Life: Medical Ethics in a
Liberal Polity, No Margin, No Mission: Health Care
Organizations and the Quest for Ethical Excellence, and Healthcare, Guaranteed: A Simple, Secure Solution for
America. For more details, visit www.bioethics.nih.gov